Humidifier



NOV. 7, 1933. s, NE|BURGER 1,934,204

HUMIDIFIER Filed Feb. 25# 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l S. NEIBURGER Nov. 7, 1933 HUMIDIFIER Filed Feb. 25, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 7, Y1933 UNrrEoy STATES;

' 13534204 trommelen I Samuel Neiburger, Chicago, Ill., assignorto Ru- ,f dolph Gouenther, Chicago, lill.

Applitauonrebruary 25, 1932. serial No. 595,123

4 claims. (cLesLJsr f This invention relates to improvements in hui' midiers, particularly adapted to be connected -With a heating radiator in a room, for the purpose of providing moisture to the heated air, and .'5 one of the objects of the invention is to provide an improved pan or receptacle for receiving and .holding Water, and which panis of a size and :shape to be readily connected to theradiator by )projecting the saine into the radiator through one '10 of the openings thereof and betweenthe radiator A further Objectis to provide an improved pan or receptacle of this Ycharacter having connected thereto, as an integral structure, a supply 1j5 voir, which latter when the device is in posi n, will be located outside of the radiator coils where access may be readily had thereto, for the purpose of lling the same with Water.

A further object is to provide in connection 2 0 with the pan or receptacle a Wick preferably in the form of a thick porous pad which projects for aconsderable distance above the pan, the Water being carried by Vcapillary attraction tothe exposed surfaces of thewick and is evaporated by the heat of the radiator; the Wick orpad being of asubstantially rigid nature so that it will not .Wilt or fall down, but will remain erect and out of contact with the coils of the radiator. Y To the attainment of these ends and the-accomplishment ci other new and useful objects as will appear, the invention consists in the features ofA novelty in substantially the construction, coinbination and arrangement of the Vseveral parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying vdrawings illustrating this invention and in which Figure l is a perspective View of a radiator having a portion thereof broken away and with a humidier constructed in accordanceWitiiftle principlesof this invention, attached thewto.

Figure 2 is a detail perspective view oi the humidier with the Wick or pad separated therefrom.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal, sectional view of ,45 the humidier with the Wick or pad in position.'

Figure 4 is a detail top plan view of the reservoir end of the humidier.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional View taken on line 5 5, Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a perspective View of another forro of the invention With the Wick adapted to be used in connection therewith and showing the wick separated from the humidifier.

Figure '7 is a detail top plan View of the reserm Voir end of the humidier.

Figure 7.

l above the top thereof. `the pad or wick is constructed is rigid so as-to .insure that v`Figure 8 is va'detail sectional view taken on line 8-,8, Figure 1G. y

Figure 9 is asectional View taken on line 9 9.

Figure l0 is a .l0-10, Figure 7. ,Y

Referring more particularly to the drawings and i the form or" the invention shown'in Figure l, the humidier consists essentially oi a body sectional View taken on line portion l5 constructed of any desired o r suitable 65V material which is formed into a pan or receptacle comparatively long with relation to its Width and height', and l5 designates a reservoir which is formed integral with the body portion 15 ,and communicates with the interior of the pan. This 7() Areservoir 16 be oi any desired sizeand con- A figuration and diameter, but is oi' a d iaxneter considerably greater ythan the width ofV the p'an or receptacle. The bottom 17 of the reservoir inciines downwardly if-foin. the outer portion .thereof towardtlie base of the panor receptacle vicer to vbe attachedjto a radiator by inserting ha b e pan portion thereof between the coils of the radiator through the openings inthe radiator, the Adei/'ice being supported bythe bottoms of the openings restingthereupon.- Y

I f desired a suitable Wick or pad i8 constructed or" any suitable porous material may be ernployed and is of a size to` fit Within the pan portionV 15 and extend Afor aA substantial distance The material from which the pad will stand uprightly and will not wiltjor iall over against the coils of the radiator.

The bottoni oi the pad or Wick is preferably notched as at i9 so as to icrrn extended areas to facilitate the absorption of the Water in the pan, and ii desired the body of the Wick or A pad may be provided with apertures 20 therethrough.

In use the Wick may be placed within the pan l5 or may be omitted if desired. The device is ,105 then connected to the radiator by passing the pan portion through the openings in the radiator, after Which Water or any other suitable liquid may be supplied to the pan by pouring the saine into the reservoir portion 16 through-llo the open top thereof. By reason of the inclined bottom 17 of the reservoir 16 all of the water which is in the reservoir will be supplied to the pan.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 6 to 10, the pan portion 21 is of substantially the same configuration as the form shown in Figures 1 to 3, and the reservoir 22 which is formed integrally therewith is also provided with an inclined bottom 23. A portion of the walls of the pan or of the reservoir between the reservoir and the pan 21 are deflected outwardly as at 24 and then bent back upon themselves as at 25 to form opposed guideways which open towards each other and which are arranged for any desired distance beyond the lateral sides of the pan portion 21. t

In this form of the invention a pad or wick 26 suitably shaped and preferably provided with a tapered lower portion 27 is inserted in the guides 25 so as to extend transversely across the opening between the pan and reservoir. By reason of the inclined or tapered bottom 23'of the reservoir 22, the lower extremity 28 of the pad or Wick 26 will be spaced above the bottom of the reservoir as at 29 so as to form 'an opening to permit the water from the reservoir to flow into the pan 21.

In this form ofthe invention the pad 26 being of a porous material will cause the water to be drawn upwardly thereinto by capillary attraction so that the heat from the radiator contacting with the surfaces of the pad will cause the Water to evaporate, thereby imparting humidity to the atmosphere.

This form of the invention is adapted to be applied to the same radiator in the same manner as the form shown in Figures 1 to 3, that is by inserting the pan portion 27 between the coils of the radiator through openings in the radiator.

With both of the forms of the invention, it will be manifest that the pan portions are of such a length with respect to the reservoirs that the weight of the water in the reservoir will not cause the pans to become overbalanced and tip, but the pan portions will extend into the radiator a suflicient distance to prevent overbalancing or tipping of the device.

While the preferred forms of the invention have been herein shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

What is claimed as new is:-

V1. A humidifier of the character described comprising a body portion shaped to form an open receptacle comparatively long with respect to its width and height and adapted to be inserted between the coils of a radiator, an open supply reservoir at one end of and communicating with the interior of the receptacle, a portion of the wall of said reservoir being shaped to form a wick receiving seat adjacent the junction of the receptacle and reservoir and of a greater width than the receptacle and extending trans verse to the receptacle at the point of juncture of the receptacle and the reservoir.

2. A humidifier of the character described comprising a body portion shaped to form an open receptacle comparatively long with respect to its width and height and adapted to be inserted between the coils of a radiator, an open supply reservoir at one end of and communicating withthe interior of the receptacle, a portion of the wall of said reservoir being shaped to form co-operating pad receiving seats adjacent the junction of the receptacle and reservoir and opening towards each other and disposed to hold a pad transverse to the Width of the receptacle, the bottom of the reservoir inclining downwardly and tapering towards the bottom of the receptacle. Y

3. A humidifier of the character described comprising a body portion shaped to form an open receptacle comparatively long with respect to its widthand height and adapted to be inserted between the coils of a radiator, an lopen supply reservoir at one end of and communicating with the interior of the receptacle, said reservoir being of a diameter considerably greater than the Width of the receptacle, portions of the wall of the reservoir being-shaped to form opposed guideways for receivingand holding an absorbent pad with its longitudinal axis intersecting the longitudinal axis of the said receptacle.

4. A humidifier of the character described formed from a single piece of sheet material and shaped to form a pan portion and a supply reservoir at one vend and communicating therewith, the said pan portion being comparatively long with relation to its height and width and adapted to Abe inserted between the coils vof a radiator through one of the openings in the radiator, the supply reservoir being exterior of but in'proximity to the outer face of the radiator, the diameter of the reservoir i'n a direction transverse to the longitudinal diameter of the pan being `considerably greater than the width of the pan, whereby a 'portion of the wall of the reservoir. will form a stop to limit the insertion of the pan between the radiator coils, the bottom of the supply reservoir tapering downwardly to the bottom of the pan at the point of junction of the reservoir and the pan, said pan being of a length to overbalance the reservoir at all times for holding the device in position with respect to the radiator. t

SAMUEL NEIBURGER. 

